Rethinking domestic violence / Donald G. Dutton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dutton, Donald G., 1943-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spousal abuse.

Marital violence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 415 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book explodes the myths concerning domestic violence and explores how the responses of social workers and probation officers to the people involved need to be far better coordinated and more effective.

Contents:

chapter Introduction

chapter 1 The terms of the debate

chapter 2 What do we know about domestic violence?

chapter 3 Social work as part of the problem

chapter 4 Developing good practice in social services departments

chapter 5 Responses to domestic abuse in health and adult care settings

chapter 6 The needs of children living with domestic abuse

chapter 7 Social work and probation practice with families

chapter 8 The probation service and domestic violence

chapter 9 The men who abuse

What kind of intervention in groups?

chapter 10 Working together for change

The wider context and the empowerment of women.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780774810159

9780774859875

0-203-41054-8

1-280-32248-9

9780203410547

OCLC:

70871915